Tag: Biology

The £1 million project will be a collaboration between pioneering technology company PAXMAN and the University of Huddersfield and will ...

Flipping the view: New microscope offers options for drug discovery, safety

Purdue University researchers created a new type of microscopeCredit: Garth Simpson, Purdue University WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - A new type ...

Technology assessment: Artificial intelligence in the medical sector

Precise medicine with side effects: Project analyzes opportunities and challenges of combining artificial intelligence with modern human genomics and genome ...

Why a common antibiotic treating diarrhea is failing

Metronidazole resistance examinedCredit: University of Houston In the world of superbugs (bacteria that has grown resistant to antibiotics) Clostridioides difficile, ...

Using histones as bait: How do cells decide how to repair their DNA?

Credit: ©Helmholtz Zentrum München When DNA in the cell nucleus gets damaged, our cells can resort to a variety of ...

A real turn on: Evolutionary rotation of fly genitalia tied to mating success

Research at Osaka University on the angle of male flies' genitalia suggests a cooperative evolution of body structure and behaviorCredit: ...

Batmobile with cruise control

Bats migrate at the most energy-efficient flying speed for maximum rangeCredit: Christian Giese Aerial migration is the fastest, yet most ...

Custom-made proteins may help create antibodies to fight HIV

A new way to create proteins that can sneak through HIV's protective coating may be a step toward understanding the ...

Biologists find the long and short of it when it comes to chromosomes

A team of biologists has uncovered a mechanism that determines faithful inheritance of short chromosomes during the reproductive process. The ...

FASEB Journal: Study suggests novel biomarker for predicting AFib progression

Human study suggests novel biomarker for predicting atrial fibrillation progression A human study published in The FASEB Journal suggests a ...

Radiation-resistant E. coli evolved in the lab give view into DNA repair

Credit: Michael Cox Lab MADISON -- Scientists in the University of Wisconsin-Madison Department of Biochemistry are watching evolution happen in real ...

Cellular alterations increase vulnerability of obese and diabetic individuals to infection

A study published in Scientific Reports identifies changes to neutrophils that appear to explain why people suffering from obesity and ...

Researchers identify how the bacterial replicative helicase opens to start DNA replication process

The new discovery may prove useful in developing a novel class of antibiotics and designing molecular nanodevicesCredit: Jillian Chase and ...

‘Dead zone’ volume more important than area to fish, fisheries

Dubravko Justic, the Texaco Distinguished Professor in the LSU Department of Oceanography & Coastal Sciences, and Research Associate Lixia Wang ...

An existing drug may have therapeutic potential in mitochondrial disease

CHOP researchers: Animal studies may offer clues to possible precision medicine approachCredit: Children's Hospital of Philadelphia New preclinical findings from ...

Inside the brains of hungry worms, researchers find clues about how they hunt

Credit: Lulu and Anthony Wang Laboratory of Neural Circuits and Behavior at The Rockefeller University Perpetually hungry, worms are strategic ...

Can we address climate change without sacrificing water quality?